For Aussie dairy manufacturers the hits just keep on coming!

Australian dairy manufacturers will always work hard to ensure dairy retains its place in the minds of customers that have come to demand our products, at home and abroad. Despite a difficult operating environment, manufacturers across Australia emphatically demonstrated their commitment to a thriving and trusted industry with record high opening prices for the 2023-2024 season.

However, in a time where food security is paramount, and sourcing locally aligns with the values of our customers and consumers, it’s timely to consider the whole Australian dairy industry landscape and what this means for dairy manufacturers – ‘as the hits just keep on coming’.

Raw milk production is at a record low of around 8 billion litres; input costs continue to climb; import volumes are surging; compliance constraints grow, not the least of which is the Dairy Code of Conduct … and we’re losing our ability to remain cost competitive on the global market.

Australian Dairy Products Federation (ADPF), 23 August 2023.

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